r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/padfoony • 3h ago

Christopher Nolan avoided CGI and used 7ft stuntmen to portray Laestrygonians in The Odyssey. The giant leader, King Antiphates, is portrayed by actor Josh Stewart, while Matt Damon’s stunt double is Devyn Dalton, who is just under 5ft.

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u/Benjaphar 3h ago

Josh Stewart (who played Antiphates, king of the giants) is 5’9”.

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u/Tetchord 1h ago

I misread that as Jon Stewart who is also famously short (5'7")

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u/EverythingSucksYo 1h ago

It’s funny that people call 5’7” short when it’s the global average height for men

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u/TheDeltaOne 1h ago

DAE being average size=being a manlet ?